414 



Fruit and Vp:getable Production. [sept., 



Another society at Friskney advanced money in 1905 to 

 the amount of £gy for such purposes as the purchase of a cow 

 and a pig, of implements on the borrower taking a larger 

 holding, and to assist a man who was purchasing his holding. 

 The Hedge End Credit Society granted loans amounting to 

 /180 for the purchase of seeds and manure. None of the 

 societies appear to have suffered any losses. 



Societies with Limited Liability. — Where the principle of 

 unlimited liability is felt to be unsuitable, or unnecessary for 

 the purpose of raising capital, a society " for carrying on the 

 business of banking " with limited liability can be established 

 under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893. The 

 share capital must be transferable and not withdrawable, 

 and no member can have any interest in shares exceeding 

 £200. Application for registration must be made on a special 

 form to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, 28, Abingdon 

 Street, S.W., and the fee is £5 unless the Society adopt certain 

 model rules. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN GERMANY, 

 FRANCE AND HOLLAND. 



In response to an enquiry addressed to the Foreign Office 

 as to the fruit and vegetable trade, in certain countries, the 

 Board have received a number of interesting reports from 

 Consular officers, some extracts from which are given 

 below : — 



Germany. 



Hamburg. — Sir William Ward, H.M. Consul-General at 

 Hamburg, states that the export trade in fresh fruit from 

 Hamburg to the United Kingdom is naturally subject to 

 considerable fluctuations, dependent on the crop in Germany 

 and the demand in England. In 1903 some 23,000 tons, 

 valued at £260,000, were exported and in 1905 10,900 tons, 

 valued at £120,000. The principal fruits which are exported 

 from Hamburg are bilberries, gooseberries, black and red 

 ■currants, and a cheap variety of plum. The latter is, as a 

 rule, exported in the largest quantities, though the prices 

 obtained are sometimes very small. These plums are chiefly 

 grown in Thuringia, the Harz district and Bohemia, and are 

 forwarded in bulk to Hamburg, where they are packed into 



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